This October will see months of hard work culminating in a vocal explosion as some of South Africa’s most talented songwriters and performers take to the stage as part of the ATKV-Crescendo Musical Development Project.
ATKV-Crescendo, which mentors up-and-coming Afrikaans musicians and creatives, is set to host a celebration of talent on Saturday, 8 October entitled, Sit dit aan.
During this must-see showcase, which will feature the top 12 2022/23 ATKV-Crescendo finalists, the audience has the opportunity to experience the cream of Afrikaans songwriting talent live on stage.
Arendsvlei actor and fellow ATKV-Crescendo alumni Whaden Johannes; ATKV-Crescendo Development Programme creative director Robin-Dean Fourie; as well as Athina Jansen, will serve as presenters.
The Sit dit aan production will be presented as a real live television recording type set-up where the audience becomes part of every moment of recording. The show kicks off with live performances by South Roots International’s artists.
Creative director, Robin-Dean Fourie, says this musical showcase is the culmination of a year-long search across South Africa with the goal to help talented aspiring singers and songwriters by providing them a platform to showcase their craft as well as assisting them in making their dreams a reality.
“It’s part of the vision to create our own platforms where our musicians can perform and practice while establishing a family of artists and supporters that can deal with each other and their art with integrity.”
This year’s finalists who will take to the stage include:
1. Aidam-John Zekoe
2. Alzanley Noome
3. Annika Boshoff
4. Athina Jansen
5. Chresville Adendorf
6. Leandi Schmidt
7. Leigh-Muir Booysen
8. Marsha Bothma
9. MJ Scholz
10. Renée Van Niekerk
11. Selby Williams
12. Suné Damons
The 2022/2023 ATKV Crescendo mentors and artists, who formed part of this year’s selection process of the Top 12 finalists and who will also perform in the production, include: Robin-Dean Fourie, Whaden Johannes, Petronel Baard, Gracia Nicholls as well as William Jacobs.
EVENT DETAILS:
Venue: The Daisy Jones Bar Stellenbosch, OMG R44, Summerhills Wine Estate, Stellenbosch
Ticket prices: R200 per person and R500 per couple (inclusive of pizza and wine) and are available via Quicket. (www.quicket.co.za). Group bookings for 10 guests are R1 200.
Date: Saturday, 8 October 2022
Time: 6pm doors open, show starts at 7pm
Direct booking link for the show: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/191274-sit-dit-aan/?ref=events-list#/